[Ray Kampmeier] just finished writing some code to allow him to control his robotic arm using force-sensitive hand gestures! He calls it the Robo Marionette. He’s using a MeArm 4 DOF robotic arm ...

We humans use our hands to build fires and sew quilts ... Some are anchored to bones within the hand, while others snake their way to the arm. The wrist is a floating cluster of bones and ...

(YouTube, embedded below.) The project is a particularly interesting one, as it involves the recreation of a robotic imitation of a human hand and arm. Thankfully, due to the hard work of ...

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HEFEI -- Inspired by the agility of elephant trunks and octopus tentacles, a team of scientists from a Chinese university has ...